The Cornell Chronicle posted an article highlighting the greenhouse gas emissions reduction research conducted in cooperation with dairy farms in Northern New York and funded by the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program and others. Below is an excerpt from the article at https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/04/sustainable-practices-new-york-dairy-farms-lower-emissions.
Click here to read the NNYADP report that summarizes this research: Linking Dairy Sustainability Metrics to Promote, Drive and Support Sustainability, NNYADP 2024 Project Results.
Excerpt from “With sustainable practices, New York dairy farms local emissions” by Caitlin Hayes of the Cornell Chronicle, April 28, 2025:
“Senior author Quirine Ketterings, director of the Nutrient Management Spear Program and professor of nutrient management in agricultural systems (CALS), said the lower footprint – and the research to calculate it – is the result of the farmers’ commitment to improving their emissions.
“’What is pretty unique with this dataset is the fact that these farms are all willing to participate,” Ketterings said. “There’s a shared interest in learning, in knowing, an interest in figuring out the next steps.'”